Meigs, Gallia and Jackson, Daniel Womeldorf. Trumbull, Eli Baldwın. Brown, Nathaniel Beasly Stark, Michael Ozwalt. Cuyahoga, Huron and Sandusky, Alfred Kelly. Jefferson, David Sloan. Montgomery, William Blodget. Columbiana, Gideon Hughes. Belmont, David Jennings. Adams, Thomas Kirker. Champaign, Clark, Logan and Wood, James Cooley. Pickaway and Hocking, John Barr. Geauga and Ashtabula, Samuel W. Phelps. Richland and Knox, John Shaw. Muskingum, Thomas Ijams. Washington, Athens and Morgan, Sardine Stone. Clermont, Thomas Morris. Highland and Fayette, Allen Trimble. Ross, Duncan M'Arthur. Guernsey, Tuscarawas and Coshocton, William M'Gowan. Preble, Miami, Darke and Shelby, Walter Buell, (one year.) Members of the General Assembly of 1824-5 who passed the necessary laws for making our canals; for adopting a system of education for common schools, and changing the mode of taxation. The yeas and nays are also given, as follows, to wit: Assembly. YEAS. Messrs. Isaac Atkinson, John Bigger, Jacob Blickensderfer, William Cary, Leonard Case, William Collings, Isaac Cook, William Coolman, Matthias Corwin, John Cotton, Samuel Coulter, Edmond Dorr, John Dougherty, Jeremiah Everett, Richard Fallis, Thomas Flood, Jacob Frederick, Thomas Gatch, John M. Gray, Thomas Hanna, Robert Harper, Batteal Harri son, David Higgins, Homer Hine, George B. Holt, Andrew V. Hopkins, Thomas Irwin, Thomas King, Joseph Kyle, James W. Lathrop, Philip Lewis, John Liest, Jacob Lindsey, John Lucas, Alexander M'Connell, John M'Corkle, Samuel M'Henry, John Means, David Mitchell, Edward L. Morgan, Elias Murray, Joseph Olds, Thomas L. Pierce, Thomas Rigdon, James Robison, of Coshocton, James Robison, of Wayne, Joseph W. Ross, Almon Ruggles, Thomas Shannon, James Shields, Robert F. Slaughter, Stephen C. Smith, Adam Swan, John Turner, William Wiley, George W. Williams, Thomas Worthington, M. T. Williams, Speaker—58. NAYS. Messrs William Blackburn, Ephraim Brown, George Brown, John Cochran, John Davenport, George Edwards, William Hamilton, James Hedges, John Hubbard, William Lowry, William E. Russell, John Shelby, Jacob Ward-13. Senate. YEAS. Messrs John Augustine, Edward Avery, Z. A. Beatty, D. H. Beardsley, Ebenezer Buckingham, junior, Samuel Caldwell, Jacob Catterlin, Jacob Claypool, Joel Collins, David Crouse, Ephraim Cutler, Owen T. Fishback, George Fithian, Joseph Foos, Nathan Guilford, Samuel H. Hale, David F. Heaton, David Jennings, Thomas Kirker, Henry Laffer, Robert Lucas, William Manning, George Newcomb, Aaron Norton. David Shelby, Matthew Simpson, David Sloane, William Stanbery, Clayton Webb, Samuel Wheeler, Daniel Womeldorf, Jabez Wright, Robert Young, Allen Trimble, Speaker—34. NAYS. Messrs William Gass, Daniel Harbaugh-2. APPENDIX. No. I. IN CONGRESS, JULY 13, 1787. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, NORTHWEST OF THE RIVER OHIO. BE IT ORDAINED, by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be one district; subject, however, to be divided into two, districts, as future circumstances may, in the opinion of Congress, make it expedient. Be it ordained, by the authority aforesaid, that the estates both of resident and non-resident proprietors in the said territory, dying intestate, shall descend to, and be distributed among their children, and the descendants of a deceased child, in equal parts; the descendants of deceased child or grandchild, to take the share of their deceased parent, in equal parts, among them; and where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the next of kin, in equal degree; and among collaterals, the children of a deceased brother or sister of the intestate shall have, in equal parts, among them, their deceased parent's share; and there shall in no case be a distinction between kindred of the whole and half blood; saving in all cases to the widow of the intestate, her third part of the real estate for life, and one third part of the personal estate; and this law relative to descents and dower, shall remain in full force until altered by the legislature of the district. And until the governor and judges shall adopt laws as hereinafter mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her, in whom the estate may be (being of full age), and attested by three witnesses; and real estates may be conveyed by lease and release, or bargain and sale, signed, sealed and delivered by the person, being of full age in whom the estate may be, and attested by two witnesses, provided such wills be duly proved, and such conveyances be acknowledged, or the execution thereof duly proved, and be recorded within one year after proper magistrates, courts, and registers shall be appointed for that purpose; and personal property may be transferred by delivery, saving however, to the French and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers on the Kaskaskias, St. Vincents, and the neighboring villages, who have heretofore professed themselves citizens of Virginia, their laws and customs now in force among them relative to the descent and conveyance of property. Be it ordained, by the authority aforesaid, that there shall be appointed from time to time, by Congress, a governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, in one thousand acres of land, while in the exercise of his office. There shall be appointed from time to time, by Congress, a secretary, whose commission shall continue, in force for four years, unless sooner revoked; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, in five hundred acres of land, while in the exercise of his office; it shall be his duty to keep and preserve the acts and laws passed by the legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the governor in his executive department; and transmit authentic copies of such acts and proceedings, every six months, to the secretary of Congress. There shall be appointed a court to consist of three judges, any two of whom to form a court, who shall have a common law jurisdiction, and reside in the district, and have each therein, a freehold estate in five hundred acres of land, while in the exercise of their offices; and their commissions shall continue in force during good behavior. The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district, such laws of the original states, criminal and civil, as may be necessary, and best suited to the circumstances of the district, and report them to Congress, from time to time, which laws shall be in force in the district until the organization of the general assembly therein, unless disapproved of by Congress; but afterwards, the legislature shall have authority to alter them as they shall think fit. The governor for the time being, shall be commander-inchief of the militia, appoint and commission all officers in the same, below the rank of general officers. All general officers shall be appointed and commissioned by Congress. Previous to the origanization of the general assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same. After the general assembly shall be organized, the powers and duties of magistrates and other civil officers shall be regulated and defined by the said assembly; but all magistrates and civil officers, not herein otherwise directed, shall, during the continuance of this temporary government, be appointed by the governor. For the prevention of crimes and injuries, the laws to be adopted or made, shall have force in all parts of the district, and for the execution of process, criminal and civil, the governor, shall make proper divisions thereof; and he shall proceed from time to time, as circumstances may require, to lay out the parts of the district in which the Indian titles shall have been extinguished, into counties and townships, subject, however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the Legislature. So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the Governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to repre |